Texas taxpayers aren’t paying Gov. Rick Perry’s legal costs for defending himself against the two-count felony indictment, and they shouldn’t. Perry says the legal bills will be paid from his campaign funds — which total more than $4 million, by the way. The indictment is flimsy, but Perry is right to handle the financial responsibility for the defense himself.

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with 12 million dollars a month for National Guard to abide by the same law Bush reauthorized in 2008. Taxpayers are also paying millions for this joke of an AG and Guber candidate to defend unconstitutional laws, both in state and nationally.

And Lubbock AJ, Rick isn't handling the legal fees himself. They are being donated to his campaign by wealthy folks and polluters trying to hold on to corporate welfare while our state agencies are being neglected. Very GoTp.

Linbeck, Perry and Simmons have passed on. Rick might want to conserve some of that campaign cash. He won't last long if he has to spend it on lawyers, it is a long way to 2016. I would hope their heirs are buying exotic cars and yachts rather than send money to Rick.